Philosopher, poet, literary and cultural critic, George Santayana’s nostrum “Those who ignore history are doomed to repeat it” has particular resonance today, especially as it relates to the role Halliburton — the former employer of both President George W. Bush, and Vice-President Dick Cheney — currently plays in the reconstruction efforts in Iraq.
In this article published on TomDispatch.com, Renato Redentor Constantino discusses the correlation between current day events in Iraq — as they unfold as part of the White House’s plan for global hegemony — and historical forays by the United States into the Philippines over a century ago, and more recently in Vietnam.
Monthly Archives: February 2004
Forbes Given the Boot
In a release to the media, reported in today’s Province newspaper, CITY-TV publicist Julia Caslin (one of the more misanthropic PR people I’ve ever had the displeasure of working with), announced that longtime Vancouver media maven Fiona Forbes has been, as the Province reports, “sent packing”.
CITY-TV moved quickly to update their Breakfast Television web page to reflect Forbes’ departure. No word from Forbes’ longtime co-host, Michael Eckford, who (no doubt due to shock and amazement at his co-host’s fate) was given the remainder of the week off by CITY-TV management.
In this Sunday, February 29th update, CITY-TV announced the departure of Forbes’ longtime co-host, Michael Eckford.
The Goriest Story Ever Told
Much has been written about Mel Gibson’s new movie, The Passion of the Christ, but none more impassioned than what you’ll read in David Poland’s Hot Button column today.
What’s Up With Blogging?
Dan Farber, Editor-In-Chief of ZDNet, Ziff-Davis’ online presence, discusses writings, ramblings, diaries, rants, political advocacy, research and the art of the new blogging revolution (“the most significant democratizing force since the rise of the Internet itself”) in his latest column for ZDNet.